2025 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR
Ninth round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship season
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The 2025 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was a sports car race held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, on August 24, 2025. It was the ninth round of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Background
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International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2024.[1] It was the twelfth consecutive year the IMSA SCC hosted a race at Virginia International Raceway. The 2025 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was the ninth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2025 by IMSA.[1] The race was held at the seventeen-turn 3.270 mi (5.263 km) Virginia International Raceway on August 24, 2025.[1]
Standings before the race
Preceding the event, Antonio García and Alexander Sims led the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship with 2254 points, 30 points ahead of second-placed Albert Costa. Klaus Bachler and Laurin Heinrich sat in third, 97 points behind García and Sims.[2] Philip Ellis and Russell Ward led the GTD Drivers' Championship with 2147 points, 112 ahead of Jack Hawksworth and Parker Thompson. Casper Stevenson sat in third, a further five points behind.[2] Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Winward Racing led their respective Teams' Championships, with Chevrolet and Mercedes-AMG leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships.[2]
Entry list
The entry list was published on August 13, 2025, and featured 23 entries – 10 in GTD Pro, and 13 in GTD.[3]
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | GTD Pro | 81 |  DragonSpeed |
 Giacomo Altoè |
1:44.433 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | GTD Pro | 1 | Paul Miller Racing |
Neil Verhagen |
1:44.478 | +0.045 | 2 |
| 3 | GTD Pro | 48 | Paul Miller Racing |
 Dan Harper |
1:44.570 | +0.137 | 3 |
| 4 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing |
Jack Hawksworth |
1:44.860 | +0.427 | 11‡ |
| 5 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |
 Antonio García |
1:44.886 | +0.453 | 4 |
| 6 | GTD Pro | 4 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |
 Nicky Catsburg |
1:44.891 | +0.458 | 5 |
| 7 | GTD Pro | 64 |  Ford Multimatic Motorsports |
Sebastian Priaulx |
1:44.992 | +0.559 | 6 |
| 8 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing |
Russell Ward |
1:44.998 | +0.565 | 12 |
| 9 | GTD | 021 | Triarsi Competizione |
Onofrio Triarsi |
1:44.999 | +0.566 | 13 |
| 10 | GTD Pro | 77 | AO Racing |
 Klaus Bachler |
1:45.126 | +0.693 | 7 |
| 11 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team |
Casper Stevenson |
1:45.264 | +0.831 | 14 |
| 12 | GTD Pro | 65 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports |
 Frédéric Vervisch |
1:45.327 | +0.894 | 8 |
| 13 | GTD | 34 | Conquest Racing |
Manny Franco |
1:45.335 | +0.902 | 15 |
| 14 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport |
Patrick Gallagher |
1:45.355 | +0.922 | 16 |
| 15 | GTD | 45 | Wayne Taylor Racing |
 Danny Formal |
1:45.369 | +0.936 | 17 |
| 16 | GTD | 36 | DXDT Racing |
Alec Udell |
1:45.453 | +1.020 | 18 |
| 17 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports |
Marco Mapelli |
1:45.628 | +1.195 | 9 |
| 18 | GTD | 78 | Forte Racing |
Misha Goikhberg |
1:45.770 | +1.337 | 19 |
| 19 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing |
Aaron Telitz |
1:45.922 | +1.489 | 10 |
| 20 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing |
Brendan Iribe |
1:46.004 | +1.571 | 20 |
| 21 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing |
Jenson Altzman |
1:46.213 | +1.780 | 21 |
| 22 | GTD | 120 | Wright Motorsports |
Adam Adelson |
1:46.376 | +1.943 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 13 | AWA |
Orey Fidani |
1:46.814 | +2.381 | 23 |
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Race
Post-race
The final results of GTD Pro allowed García and Sims to extend their advantage in the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship by 23 points over second-place finisher Costa.[8] Ellis and Ward's victory allowed them to extend their advantage GTD Drivers' Championship to 271 points as Stevenson took over second.[8] Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Winward Racing continued to top their respective Teams' Championships. Chevrolet and Mercedes-AMG continued to their Manufacturers' Championship with 2 rounds remaining in the season.[8]
Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Standings after the race
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